The slave ship Expedition departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

Vessel: Expedition; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Lambert, John; Captain: Hasted, John. The voyage began at London on 8 April 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people.